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August 31, 2008

Salvation Army Preparing Dinner for Evacuees, Needs Volunteers

Area Agencies Need Help Helping Evacuees

Mayor’s Division of Youth Services Taking Donations for Hurricane Evacuee Children
Mayor’s Division of Youth Services Taking Donations for Hurricane Evacuee Children

The public is asked to drop off Items at DYS Downtown beginning tonight.

Red Cross Shelter Update
Red Cross Shelter Update

More shelters added in the Birmingham area.

Gustav Evacuees Coming To Birmingham By Busload
Gustav Evacuees Coming To Birmingham By Busload

Mayor Larry Langford said the Magic City is helping Gustav evacuees with compassion and love.

Hotlines Set Up for Evacuees
Hotlines Set Up for Evacuees

Hotlines now open to help hurricane evacuees.

President Bush Skipping GOP Convention
President Bush Skipping GOP Convention

President plans to meet with emergency workers.

Hurricane Gustav Evacuees Come To Birmingham
Hurricane Gustav Evacuees Come To Birmingham

As many as 7,000 Hurricane Gustav evacuees may find shelter in Birmingham and other area cities.

Tuscaloosa Red Cross Opens Shelter
Tuscaloosa Red Cross Opens Shelter

The West Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross will open a shelter today at the Belk Activity Center.

Gadsden State Opens Shelter
Gadsden State Opens Shelter

Gadsden State Community College provides temporary shelter for evacuees.

Gov. Riley Orders Mandatory Evacuation For Parts Of The Coast
Gov. Riley Orders Mandatory Evacuation For Parts Of The Coast

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley issued a mandatory evacuation order this morning for some parts of the Alabama coast.

Oil companies shutting down Gulf operations

Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday.

Gustav hits Cuba, New Orleans evacuates
Gustav hits Cuba, New Orleans evacuates

Hurricane Gustav roared into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday , and the mayor of New Orleans ordered residents to flee.

Birmingham shelters open for evacuees
Birmingham shelters open for evacuees

The first two for 100 buses of evacuees should arrive at shelters Sunday morning.

Mandatory evacuation ordered for part of Alabama coast

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has issued a mandatory evacuation order for some coastal areas of Mobile and Baldwin counties, effective at 7 a.m.,


August 30, 2008

Gustav Preps In Birmingham

Some four thousand Gustav evacuees could be headed to Birmingham.

GOP conventions eyes Gustav

The storm is likely to change the course of the Republican convention scheduled to open Monday in St. Paul.

Riley cautions to watch for any Gustav shift east

Gov. Bob Riley says coastal Alabama residents should be aware of Hurricane Gustav’s track and have an evacuation plan ready

Thousands flee coast; hurricane watch issued
Thousands flee coast; hurricane watch issued

Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million residents fled the coast.

More youths expressing grief through body art
More youths expressing grief through body art

Tatoos become popular way to memorialize loved ones.

Gustav swells to dangerous Cat 4 hurricane
Gustav swells to dangerous Cat 4 hurricane

HAVANA - Gustav swelled into a fearsome Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (235 kph) on Saturday.

Gov. Riley: No evacuation for now

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley says no evacuation order is planned for now but Hurricane Gustav could change course before making landfall.

2 University of Alabama students die in auto crash

Two University of Alabama students were killed Friday night in a crash on Interstate 65 near Mobile.

Residents begin leaving Gulf Coast ahead of Gustav
Residents begin leaving Gulf Coast ahead of Gustav

Gustav swelled into a major hurricane south of Cuba and could strike the U.S. coast anywhere from the Florida Panhandle to Texas by Tuesday.


August 29, 2008

McCain’s VP Choice Shocks Local Voters
McCain’s VP Choice Shocks Local Voters

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—McCain’s VP pick shocked just about everyone. So will the decision influence area voters?

Amtrak Service to New Orleans Postponed Due to Gustav
Amtrak Service to New Orleans Postponed Due to Gustav

If you’re taking the train in the next few days, call ahead first

Commissioner George Bowman Out
Commissioner George Bowman Out

Judge says no to extention to gather petition signatures.

Appeals Court Upholds Marshall Death Sentence
Appeals Court Upholds Marshall Death Sentence

An Alabama appeals court has upheld the death sentence of Aundra Marshall, accused of killing a husband and wife in Bessemer.

Riley Declares Gustav State Of Emergency
Riley Declares Gustav State Of Emergency

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley has declared an official state of emergency due to the threat posed by Hurricane Gustav.

Regions Takes Over Failed Bank
Regions Takes Over Failed Bank

Regions will re-open Integrity Bank branches on Monday.

Death of Infant Ruled Homicide
Death of Infant Ruled Homicide

The childs father is jailed charged with the childs death.

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